After Earth is showing strength despite an uncomfortable release window that has it facing premieres from Man of Steel and Star Trek Into Darkness. The film took the top spot in Belgium and the Netherlands, beating Star Trek's opening weekend gross in both countries. A $2 million hold-over weekend in France took its French total to $6.7 million following this weekend's premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness. The Star Trek sequel beat After Earth in France this weekend but was unable to match After Earth's $4 million debut frame, according to our source at Sony. After Earth went head to head with The Internship in Australia and lost, taking in $1.9 million in its Australian debut. A Scandinavian release saw the film open in
#1 in Norway and Finland as well as taking the top spot in Sweden for the second consecutive week. Man of Steel bumped the Smith father-son picture to second place in Mexico with a $2.6 million weekend and $10 million territory cume. After Earth also faced off against Superman in the U.K. with similar results, taking in $1.8 million in second place for a $7.3 million U.K. total. Other top markets for After Earth in its second weekend include Russia ($2.6M Weekend / $14.7M Total), Germany ($1.2M Weekend / $3.5M Total), and Brazil ($1.1M Weekend / $4.3M Total). The sci-fi adventure has grossed a much needed $91.1 million overseas to take its global cume to $145.3 million.
An $8 million dollar weekend abroad helped Epic reach a $119 million overseas total. The tally includes a
#1 opening in South Africa and strong hold-overs from the United Kingdom ($1.2M Weekend / $18.8M Total) and Russia ($1M Weekend / $14M Total). The film outperformed its previous weekend in the U.K. by 23% in its fourth week in release. Epic has grossed $214.5 million worldwide. The animated film will open in Australia on June 27.
